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Description

Intermediate WordPress - with Mike Little (WP co-founder)

Due to exceptional demand, we have announced an extra Intermediate WordPress course. Please note, places are limited and are likely to go soon.

Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th November, 10:00am - 4:30pm

Take your WordPress site to the next level!

Over the course of two days you’ll dig deep into theme customisation and learn how to make your site work perfectly on mobile devices. You’ll begin to unleash the full potential of the platform: from search engine optimisation (SEO) to security, caching to e-commerce.

Who is this course for?

The course is aimed at those who’ve already got to grips with WordPress. You don’t need any programming experience, but a little CSS knowledge is useful. If you want to work on an existing WordPress site you are more than welcome, but we will provide a pre-installed site for up to a month for all attendees.

Course syllabus

Day one

Introduction To WordPress: What is WordPress? A little history

Recap of the WordPress basics: Posts, pages and all that jazz

Settings in depth: More ways to configure your site

Advanced posts and pages: Featured images, the kitchen sink, paging and more

Exercise: Getting to grips with the WordPress Editor

The Image Editor: Make your own thumbnails

Themes, Widgets and Menus in depth: Learning the building blocks

CSS introduction: An overview and some useful tools

Pulling it all together: Improving the look of your site

Exercise: Customising your theme with CSS

Day two

Security: Hosting, plugins and good habits

Caching: Make your site fly!

Exercise: Security and caching plugins

SEO – an overview: The strange art of Search Engine Optimisation

Anti-spam techniques: Akismet and beyond

Jetpack in depth: Juicy goodness form WordPress.com

Exercise: Getting to know Jetpack

E-commerce – an overview: An intro to selling your stuff

More useful tools and plugins

Question and Answer session with Mike

Please note: This course does not teach WordPress development (PHP coding).

Equipment you’ll need

Sample images that you will be able to upload to your website as the course progresses.

An external mouse if you prefer using one.

If you don’t have access to a computer please let us know in advance of the course so we can arrange one for you.

Cost

The cost is £300 (inclusive of VAT).

This covers:

Two days tuition

Lunch and refreshments on both days

An electronic copy of the teaching materials

One month’s free hosting courtesy of MadLab to test and refine your site (you’re welcome to work on your own site if you prefer)

We have a limited number of bursary places available on this course for a reduced rate of £220. These are open to people who are underemployed, unemployed or full-time students. Please contact us (details below) for more information.

About the course tutor

Mike is the co-founder of WordPress. He’s also the founder and CEO of WordPress consultancy zed1.com, has a portfolio including prominent government sites, is a published author, technical editor and member of the Usability Professionals Association… but let’s face it, we had you at ‘co-founder of WordPress’.